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Friday, March 16, 2018

Matt Hancock urges refurbishment of Derby’s Assembly Rooms over plans for a £44m venue by Steve Orme

Culture secretary Matt Hancock has questioned plans to replace Derby’s Assembly Rooms with a new venue costing £44 million, claiming the existing

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:07PM

Thursday, January 25, 2018

Derby’s Assembly Rooms to be replaced with £44m performance space by Steve Orme

Derby’s fire-damaged Assembly Rooms are to be replaced with a 3,000-capacity music and performance venue at a total cost of £44 million.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:03AM

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Derby Theatre eyes £10 million expansion by Steve Orme

Derby Theatre is looking to raise £10 million to enable it to expand and accommodate its growing number of visitors. The theatre

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:58AM

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Leicester’s Haymarket Theatre taken off market after eight empty years by Steve Orme

Leicester’s Haymarket Theatre, which has mainly been empty since it closed in 2007 and was replaced by Curve, has been taken off

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:54AM

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Fire-damaged Assembly Rooms in Derby to be demolished by Steve Orme

Derby’s Assembly Rooms, closed for the past year because of fire damage, are to be demolished. A new entertainment venue will be built

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:15AM

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Report into Derby Assembly Rooms fire highlights failings in building’s design by Steve Orme

A fire at Derby’s Assembly Rooms that has seen the venue closed for the past 12 months spread because of failings in

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:28AM

Friday, August 1, 2014

News: Derby cancels pantomime following Assembly Rooms fire by Steve Orme

Derby’s pantomime Beauty and the Beast has been cancelled because the city council has been unable to find an alternative venue following a fire at the Assembly Rooms earlier this year…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:27AM

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

News: Derby’s Assembly Rooms to remain closed for 18 months following fire by Steve Orme

Derby’s Assembly Rooms could be demolished and rebuilt following a fire on the roof of the adjoining car park five weeks ago. The plant room – which housed the venue’s power, heating a…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:58AM

Monday, November 19, 2012

Business News: Leicester Curve sees attendances increase by 8% by Steve Orme

Revenue from ticket sales at Leicester’s Curve totalled £2.88million in 2011/12, more than double the amount during the theatre’s first year in 2008/9. Figures just released sho…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:20AM

Monday, September 3, 2012

Derby considers £40m replacement for Assembly Rooms by Steve Orme

Arts and cultural leaders in Derby are planning a major venue which they hope will become the best in the East Midlands.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:08AM

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Leicester mayor criticises council overspend on Curve theatre by Steve Orme

Leicester's elected mayor has described the city's Curve theatre as "the most expensive and most disastrous project this city has ever seen in its history".

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:07AM

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